The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-11-10
Nervous Dyspepsia.

crushed rusk. Unfortunately, through
the habit of using highly seasoned
dishes from youth up, we often find an
aversion of milk. To cover its taste
with sweet is not to the purpose, but we
have at times added q small quantity Of
malt extract. The addition of cognac
to the milk, as is used with phthsi.
cal patients, is equally imprudent. The
best thing to give it an agreeable taste
Is little table salt Among other
things we may add little cocoa, de-
prived of oil, but with little sweeen.
ing. and some interruption, as in many
cases an aversion for cocoa sets in.
Tea is in some cases tolerated when CO.
Goa causes loathing, but coffee has
dyspeptc effect Tea has tendency,
especially If strong, to produce nervous
palpitation of the heart, and If left too
long on the leaves, dyspepsia If none
of these beverages can be taken, we
may at first use soup for breakfast.
Ambiguous substances here especially
find their places, and in the prepara-
ton of such among these as barley,
oats, rice, ETC., the precaution to have
them long and thoroughly boiled should
be given. For a second breakfast some
bouillon free from fat with an egg; at
noon, a plate of soup, with corre-
spending portion of extract of meat. The
last meal o. the day ought to be taken
at least two hours before going to bed,
and should consist of beef tea with
eggs and stale white bread. Milk may
at any time be taken in place of one
of these meals; also many eggs beaten
with little salt and water.
Accordingto the physiological exper-
iments on digestion. boiled albumen
appears to be more easily and rapidly
digested, but in reality raw albumen is
more easily peptonized than the solidly-
cooked Jumps of albumen, because the
movements of the stomach separate it
easily, and 1t is soon saturated with gas
trio juice.
If the appetite gradually returns. and
the articles of food named are tolerated
in larger quantities, we may ntercal-
cate another meal; the soup may also
be prepared from scraped beef, and the
latter eaten with 1t. Gradually saucer
full of the articles already mentioned
may be taken every two or three
hours. This amount will be sufficient
for long time.
If under this regimen gastric diges-
ton takes normal and rapid course.
the sense of hunger may be felt oftener
than every two or three hours, but the
patient should not yield to its cravings.
The time then will soon arrive when
more consistent food can be taken, es-
pecially properly cooked meat. The
opinion that so-called white meat
Is especially well borne has not
always been confirmed in prac-
tice. 1t may, perhaps. be the case
with pigeons and chickens, ETC.. but
the veal is certainty barely tolerated,
owing, probably, TO the large amount
of gelatine it contains. As rule, boiled
meat Is better tolerated than roast; and
cold roast better than warm, and this is
particular true of game. With the
latter, fat gravy, and the fat of pork
plays very injurious part.
Meat not too strongly sailed is well
borne but the smoking process
will spoil this advantage. The
flesh of geese and ducks is difficult to
digest.
Most patients will dislike to dispense
with vegetables, but the very lightest
of those only should be allowed until
after improvement has made pro-
gress, we may then allow carrots,
spinach, and tomatoes; lettuce and
salads, and especially potato salads.
should be strickly forbidden. If the
patient chafes under the prohibition of
all kinds Of preserves, he may, when
partake of stewed cram
berries, strained and sweetened. Dys-
peptics cannot bear raw fruit at all.
In all cases where circumstances will |
not permit the diet which has been de-
,cribed, a milk diet will be the very
best thing. Or when place and time |
are favorable, Krukenberg's direction:
when you are hungry, eat butter
milk, and when you are thirsty, drink |
should be observed. This
milk freed from the large mass of
,aseine, is real panacea and dieta-
y course of it is easily carried out in
he country during the Summer season.
But caution prescribes that it should
lot be taken simultaneously with other
God, as the rule not to drink when
,ou eat. is even more imperative for
lyspeptcs than for persons suffering
rom adiposity. Patients are more diff
'ult to manage in regard to their diet
lfter they begin to feel better; and
when, in consequence of their long
asting and their necessarily reduced
strong desire for food is
an adequate addition of
at of the proper consistency will great
v lessen the danger of excess. - From